Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-24

by Charlemagne, beside lying in the very
lap of an agricultural region as rich as
that fertilIzed by the waters which sweep
down annually from the high lands Of
equatorial Africa"
Again:
"On the highway between st. Louis
and Galveston; between Chicago and the
city of Mexico; between the granaries of
Kansas and Nebraska and the delta of the
Mississippi: between the east and the
west; between the COrnfelds and cotton
feds; between tina prairie and the
forest; between the coal and the iron.
1t is here that Paris, strong young city
with 1910 inhabitants and growing,et the
rate of 500 year is situated"
And again:
"Paris lies exactly on the divide be
tween Red river and Sulphur, and is high
and dry. People coming here from the
east expect naturally to find malaria
stricken region, instead of which they find
a city with magnificent business blocks
and stately public edihces adjoining the
beautiful rolling hills that form the
crown of Lamar county"
And again:
"Here, we do not know what drouth
means; we do not know what cold
weather means; butW do know what
kind Of spot the Garden of Eden was,
because we see it illustrated every day"
Nor are railroads the only improve
ments of which Paris can boast. Among
the manufacturing and public enterprises
may be mentioned: The largest Touring
mill in the south, two other goOdAOuring
mills, the largest compress in North
Texas, 8 cotton seed oil mill, an iron
foundry and machine shops, one ice fac
tory and another just started, two pisa:
ing mills, gas works, an electric lighting;
system, magnificent system of water
works in. process of erection, bonds voted
for building fine city hail, the largest
and finest public school buildings in the
state. Street railroads, and more build
ing, churches, lodges, civic organizations
of all kinds, three banks, a daily neWspa-
per, live business and professional men,
the largest furniture factory in the state,
and q nursery that is the pride of every
body
The street receipts of cotton this
season exceeded 40 600 bales, which
distributed about $4,000 900 among cur
people. The compress handled $4,000
bales, or about 81 600, 600 worth. No
town in the state equaled the compress
receipts; no town in the state approx
mated our street receipts. The excellent
schools, the numerous churches, the
activity of public spirit displayed, the
energy and liberality coupled with cool
business sense Of her citizens and the
network of railroads, which she is re-
ceiving viii surely make Paris q Texas
Duluth, of which no Lone Star Proctor
Knott can boast too extTsvagantly.
Among those who have done so much
TO build up this magic city of Northeast
Pexas, your correspondent can
not constrain from saying that
Paris possesses lot Of
real estate brokers who are numbered
among the best citizens Of the town
One, if not the most leading firm, is that of
HARRISON, II BATH HARRISON.
This is the oldest real estate firm in the
CT Y, and within the last two weeks has
sold or bought over $780, 900 worth of
property. This firm has, perhaps, more
property to sell than that of any other real
estate firm in the country, and has
made more sales during the present boom.
Those in search of bargains cannot do
better than by applying either personally
or by address TO the firm, which has ever
81 900, 900 worth Of city and country prop
erty for sale During the last few months
this real estate firm has been the recipient
of over 100 letters per day from all parts
of the east and north inquiring as TO
the climate, resources and soil OF
this section. These letters Of inquiry are